Since it was sunny today I decided to remove my winter tires and go back to the all seasons. However, after loosening the lug nuts and jacking up the car, I noticed that the tire has seized! Has anyone had this happen to them and also what methods are good to remove them?

On a side note, I just want to say I really like this car because it actually has arrows which show where the jacking points are on the car. Not bad, Ford, not bad!

Yeah it happens quite often. it's called galvanic corrosion and occurs when two dissimilar metals are set together for awhile.

I'd try everything else before driving a few feet on it, but it does work. I just pulled the wheels on my focus after it sat for about three years. Took a couple karate kicks but I got it. Normally a dead blow hammer to the inside rim of the wheel will pop it loose though.

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I've gotten them unstuck by loosening the nuts so there is just 1/2 a turn clearance between the nut and wheel then move the car slowly just a few feet and stamp on the brakes.
Like mentioned,anti seize allows easy rim removal next time around.

Wheels seizing is a common problem on the Mazda3. I used a piece of 2x4 and a hammer to get them off. I remedied the problem with a light coat of lithium grease on the flat surface of the hubs. Just make sure you don't get any on the studs.

I'll chime in. I did this last weekend, and had the same issue. The fronts I ended up loosening the lugs a few turns and rocking the top of the tire back and forth using the rocking weight of the car. To get the rears off, I had to loosen the lugs and roll the car in the driveway, than lock the e-brake. just be careful that you don't loosen the lugs too much.

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